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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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