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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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