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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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