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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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