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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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