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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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