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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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