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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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