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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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