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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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