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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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