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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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