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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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