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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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