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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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