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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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