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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies 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 stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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