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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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