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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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