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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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