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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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