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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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