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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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