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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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