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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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