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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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