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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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