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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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