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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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