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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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