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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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