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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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