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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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