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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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