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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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