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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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