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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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