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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators 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 experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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