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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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