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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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