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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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