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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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