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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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