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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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