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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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