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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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