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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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