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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about 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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