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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different 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 educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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