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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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