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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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