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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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