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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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