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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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