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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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