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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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