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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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