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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses 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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