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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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