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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key 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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