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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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