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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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