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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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