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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free 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 educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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