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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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