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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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