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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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