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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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