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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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