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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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