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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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