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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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