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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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