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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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