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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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