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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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