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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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