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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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