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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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