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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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