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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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