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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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