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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured 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 massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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