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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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