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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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