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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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