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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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