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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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