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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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