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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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