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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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