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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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