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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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