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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers 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 institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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