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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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