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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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