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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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