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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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