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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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