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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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