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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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