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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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