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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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