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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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