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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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