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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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