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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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