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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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