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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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