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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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