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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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