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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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