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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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