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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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