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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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