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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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