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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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