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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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