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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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