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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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