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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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