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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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