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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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