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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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