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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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