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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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