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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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