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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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