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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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