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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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