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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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