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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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