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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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