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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important 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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