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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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