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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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