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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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