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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers 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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