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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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