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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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