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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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