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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What 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 educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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