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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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