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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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