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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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