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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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