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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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