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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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