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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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