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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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