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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in 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. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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