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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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