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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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