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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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