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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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