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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling 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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