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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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