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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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