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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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