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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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