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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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