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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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