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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different 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 participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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