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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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