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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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