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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly 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 dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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