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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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