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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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