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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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