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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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