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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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