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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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