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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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