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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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