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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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