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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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