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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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