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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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