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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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