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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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