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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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