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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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