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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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