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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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