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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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