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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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