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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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