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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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