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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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