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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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