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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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