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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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