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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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