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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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