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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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