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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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