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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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