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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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