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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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