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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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