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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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