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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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