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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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