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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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