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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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