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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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