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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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