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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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