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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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