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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major 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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