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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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