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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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