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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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