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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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