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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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