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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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