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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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