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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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