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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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