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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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