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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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