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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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