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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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