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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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