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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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