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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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