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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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