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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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