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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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