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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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 developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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