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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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