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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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