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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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