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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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