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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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