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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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