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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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