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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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