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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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