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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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