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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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