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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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