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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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