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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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