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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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