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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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