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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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