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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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