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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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