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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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