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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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