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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What 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 organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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