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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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