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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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