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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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