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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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