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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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