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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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