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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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