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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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