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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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