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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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