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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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