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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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