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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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