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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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