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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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