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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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