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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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