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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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