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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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