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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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