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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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