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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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