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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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