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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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