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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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