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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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