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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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