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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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