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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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