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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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