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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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