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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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