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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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