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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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