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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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