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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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