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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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