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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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