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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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