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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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