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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently 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 learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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