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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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