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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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