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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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