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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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