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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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