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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major 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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