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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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