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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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