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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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