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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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