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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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