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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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