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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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