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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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