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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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