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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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