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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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