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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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