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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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