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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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