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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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