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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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