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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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