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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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