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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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