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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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