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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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