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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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