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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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