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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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