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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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