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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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