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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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