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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)