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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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