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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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