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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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