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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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