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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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