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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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