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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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