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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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