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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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