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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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