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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates 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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