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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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