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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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