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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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