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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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