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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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