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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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