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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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