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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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