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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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