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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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