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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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