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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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