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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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