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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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