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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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