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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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