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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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