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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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