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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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