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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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