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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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