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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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