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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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