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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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