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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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