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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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