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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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