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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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