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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines 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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