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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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