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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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