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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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