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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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