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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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