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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the 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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