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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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