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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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