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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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