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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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