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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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