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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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