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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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