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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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