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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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