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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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