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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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