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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers 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 MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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