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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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