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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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