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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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