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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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