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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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