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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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