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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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