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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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