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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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