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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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