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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student 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 becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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