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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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