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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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