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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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