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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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