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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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