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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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