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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)