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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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