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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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