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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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