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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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