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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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