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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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