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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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