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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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