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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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