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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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