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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different 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 institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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