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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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