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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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