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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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