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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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