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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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