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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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