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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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