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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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