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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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