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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key 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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