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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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