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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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