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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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