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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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