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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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