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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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