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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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