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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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