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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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