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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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