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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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