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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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