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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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