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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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