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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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