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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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