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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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