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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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