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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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