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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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