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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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