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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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