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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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