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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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