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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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