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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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