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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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