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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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