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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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