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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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