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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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