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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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