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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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