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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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