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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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