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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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