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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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