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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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