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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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