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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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