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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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