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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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