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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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