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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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