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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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