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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates 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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