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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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