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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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