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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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