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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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