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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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