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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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