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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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