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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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