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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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