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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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