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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What 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 educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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