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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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