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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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