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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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