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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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