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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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