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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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