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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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