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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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