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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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