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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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