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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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