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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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