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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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