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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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