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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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