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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes 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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