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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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