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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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