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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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