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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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