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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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