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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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