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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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