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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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