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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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