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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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