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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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