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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the 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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