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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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