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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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