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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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